2008 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:14 a.m.

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HB 21	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Braveboy
Entitled	Education - Compulsory Attendance - Age of Withdrawal
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 39	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates McConkey, Barnes, Frush, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Anne Arundel County School Board - Student Member - Reimbursement of Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 48	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Ross
Entitled	Election Judges Training Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 49	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Ross
Entitled	Education - Maryland High School Assessment Test Results
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 72	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate McConkey
Entitled	Legislative Scholarships Integrity Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 75	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 376
Sponsored By	Delegates Shewell, Dumais, Rosenberg, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Benson, Boteler, Burns, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Frush, George, Glenn, Haddaway, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, Lafferty, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McIntosh, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Murphy, Myers, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Walkup, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled	Juveniles - Arrests for Reportable Offenses - Expansion of Notification
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 119	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Olszewski, Rice, Stein, and Walker
Entitled	Education - Reporting Requirement - Class Size
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Senate Rules

HB 121	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Lafferty, Boteler, Bromwell, and DeBoy
Entitled	Education - Special Education Services - Children in a Home School Setting
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 139	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 252
Sponsored By	Delegates Stukes, Ali, Anderson, Cane, Conaway, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, McDonough, McIntosh, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Tarrant, and Walker
Entitled	Task Force to Study Issues Related to Students Subject to Multiple Suspensions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 169	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 362
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Branch, Burns, Dumais, Gaines, Haynes, Hecht, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and F. Turner
Entitled	Education - Children in Informal Kinship Care Relationships
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 176	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Boteler, McComas, McDonough, Riley, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Related Businesses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 184	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, DeBoy, McDonough, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Public Safety - Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Housing Code Enforcement - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 185	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Frank, George, Impallaria, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Parental Choice Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 186	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Aumann, Frank, George, Impallaria, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Great Schools Tax Credit Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 188	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Frank, George, Impallaria, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Smart Start Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 199	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 489
Sponsored By	Delegates Rice, Stein, Kaiser, Riley, Cardin, Elmore, Gilchrist, Ivey, Stukes, Tarrant, Vaughn, Walker, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Barve, Frick, George, Howard, Jennings, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Ross, Serafini, and F. Turner
Entitled	Public Schools - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policy and Disciplinary Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 206	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Riley, Norman, James, Jennings, McComas, and Smigiel
Entitled	Education - Student Bullying - State and School Policy
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 230	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 258
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - School Crossing Guards - Authority to Direct Traffic
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 285	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 368
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Anderson, Barkley, Branch, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Elmore, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, Levi, McComas, Montgomery, Murphy, Robinson, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sossi, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Walker, Walkup, and Cardin
Entitled	Education - Truancy Rates - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Programs and Behavior Modification Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 298	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - System of Public School Buses Required
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 340	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 347
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, and Frush
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Bus Service Provided by University of Maryland, College Park - Exemption from Motor Carrier Permit Requirement
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 389	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Branch
Entitled	Task Force to Study System Variables That Impact Student Achievement in Underperforming Public Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 403	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bronrott, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Stein, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled	State Advisory Council on Physical Fitness - Obesity in School-Age Children
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 465	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Kullen
Entitled	Education - Public Charter Schools - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 503	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker, Cardin, Barnes, Beitzel, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, George, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kach, King, Kipke, Kirk, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Smigiel, Stein, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weir
Entitled	Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 519	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker, Olszewski, Barve, Benson, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Davis, Feldman, Frush, George, Gutierrez, Hammen, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jennings, King, Kirk, Kullen, Lafferty, Levi, Manno, Mathias, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuh, Sophocleus, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled	Public High Schools - Graduation Requirements - Weighted Numerical Assessment System
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 520	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker, Benson, Boteler, Burns, Carter, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, Kullen, Lafferty, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Sophocleus, Stukes, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled	Education - High School Assessment Requirement
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 523	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Glenn and Valderrama
Entitled	Criminal Law - Third Degree Sexual Offense - Person in a Position of Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 536	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 405
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 538	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Adjunct Faculty and Graduate Student Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 546	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Bartlett, Bronrott, Carr, Healey, Love, Manno, McComas, and Montgomery
Entitled	Local Boards of Education - Harassment and Intimidation in Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 592	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Carr, Healey, Manno, and Montgomery
Entitled	Education - Student Behavior Interventions - Use of Time Out, Restraint, and Seclusion
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 603	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Barnes, Benson, Branch, Cane, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hammen, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Levi, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Reznik, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Walker
Entitled	Health Care Coverage - Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 616	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Branch, Hecht, Love, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, F. Turner, Vallario, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Schools - Children With Anaphylactic Allergies - Reduction of Risk
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 653	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 427
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled	Schools - Early Intervention - Hearing and Vision Screenings
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 689	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 83
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Access to Public Records - Permissible Denials - Public Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 732	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Anderson, Cardin, George, Glenn, Jennings, Kach, Lafferty, Morhaim, Murphy, and Olszewski
Entitled	Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - School Policy
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 760	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Impallaria, Dwyer, Frank, and McDonough
Entitled	Public Schools - Interscholastic Sports Teams - Participation at Another School
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 768	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 603
Sponsored By	Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegate Glenn
Entitled	Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 784	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 403
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Bromwell, Cardin, Carr, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, George, Gutierrez, Hecht, Howard, James, Kelly, Kipke, Levy, Love, Mathias, McKee, Minnick, Montgomery, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stukes, Taylor, Weir, Weldon, Wood, Barve, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Hixson, Ivey, Jennings, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 812	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor, Vallario, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, Burns, Carter, Conaway, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, James, Jameson, Jennings, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Levi, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, O'Donnell, Oaks, Robinson, Shank, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Walker, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 837	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates King, Costa, Kipke, Miller, and Schuh
Entitled	Classroom Placement - Multiple Birth Children - Parental Discretion
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 841	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Myers, Beitzel, Donoghue, Frank, Kelly, Norman, O'Donnell, Shank, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Secondary Schools - Fall Sports Season - Practice Sessions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 871	Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Stifler, Bates, Bromwell, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Hecht, James, Jennings, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Riley, Schuler, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, and Weir
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - University and College Textbooks
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 920	Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory and Vallario
Entitled	Education - Student Who Is a Victim of Violent Crime - Option to Require Offender to Change Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 943	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Community Center Homework Rooms PG/MC 113-08
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 953	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 379
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	High School Dropouts - Alternative Education Programs and GED Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1040	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Compulsory School Attendance - Increased Age Range PG 402-08
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1044	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank, Hammen, Kipke, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Weldon
Entitled	Task Force to Study Abuse of Performance-Enhancing Substances
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1067	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Rice, Holmes, Barnes, Ali, Barve, Cardin, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Kramer, Krebs, Manno, Mizeur, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Ross, Schuler, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled	College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1068	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Barnes
Entitled	Higher Education - College Textbooks - Disclosures and Sales
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1076	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Custodial Interrogation of Minor on School Premises - Recording Restrictions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1077	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Malone
Entitled	Higher Education - Dual Enrollment Grant Program - Homeschooled Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1099	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Hubbard, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Stukes, and V. Turner
Entitled	Task Force to Increase the Enrollment of Students in Medicaid and the Maryland Children's Health Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1122	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Levi, Beitzel, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, Burns, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Mathias, Montgomery, Proctor, Stukes, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification and Tax Credit for Dependent Care Expenses - Ineligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1131	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Crimes - Anabolic Steroids - Distribution to a Minor or Member of a High School or College Athletic Team
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1148	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Kaiser
Entitled	Public School Vending Machines - Nutritional Foods and Beverages
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1158	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 683
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Bronrott, George, Kach, Lafferty, Olszewski, Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Safe Schools Reporting Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1209	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 687
Sponsored By	Delegate Simmons
Entitled	Safe Schools Reporting Act of 2005 - Sunset Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1210	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 312
Sponsored By	Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bobo, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, George, Howard, Hubbard, King, Kipke, Kramer, Manno, McComas, McConkey, Minnick, Montgomery, Myers, Norman, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Higher Education - Credit Cards - Student Applicants
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1236	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Ramirez, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carter, Davis, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vallario
Entitled	Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1239	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Stocksdale, McDonough, Shewell, and Stukes
Entitled	Education - Foster Child Incentive Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1240	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Education - Student Discipline - Alternative Education Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1242	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 187
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, Healey, Lafferty, Morhaim, Olszewski, Schuler, Weir, Hixson, Bartlett, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled	Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1243	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	State Department of Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission Study - Sexual Offenses Against Spouses - Student Knowledge
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1249	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Dwyer, Frank, Kramer, McComas, McConkey, and Sossi
Entitled	Public Schools - Classes and Extracurricular Activities - Home-Schooled Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1258	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 314
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Anderson, Branch, Bronrott, Conaway, Glenn, Haynes, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, McHale, O'Donnell, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stukes, Tarrant, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Baltimore City Public Schools - High School Students - Voter Education
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1272	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, George, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Higher Education - Disclosure of Education Records - Notice to Students and Parents
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1287	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 317
Sponsored By	Delegates Haynes, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuler, Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled	Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Public Servants - Parren J. Mitchell Public Service Scholarship
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1346	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Glenn, Bronrott, Cardin, Doory, Hucker, Stein, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Education - Student Health and Nutrition - School Programs and Policies
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1388	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Carr, V. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kelly, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McComas, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Truth in Tuition Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1396	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Valderrama, Braveboy, Feldman, Ivey, Pena-Melnyk, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Public High Schools - Safety Education Program - Self-Defense Training
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1411	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 465
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Bronrott, Carr, Conway, Healey, Love, Manno, Montgomery, Howard, Ivey, Rice, Ross, and Stukes
Entitled	Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1418	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Boteler, and Lafferty
Entitled	Task Force to Study Occupancy Limits on Rental Housing Near University Campuses
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1421	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Braveboy
Entitled	Education - High School Diploma - GED Options Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1486	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Braveboy, Glenn, Oaks, Rice, and Walker
Entitled	Education - Maryland School-Based Wellness Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1501	Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Griffith, Barnes, Frush, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Valderrama, and Walker
Entitled	Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1517	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 328
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Respiratory Care Practitioners, Radiation Therapists, Radiographers, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, and Radiologist Assistants - Various Changes
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1571	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Delegate Olszewski
Entitled	Public Schools - Graduation Rate Formula
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1616	Status as of March 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Barnes, Bohanan, Feldman, Frush, Hucker, Mizeur, Reznik, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 4	Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Glenn, Anderson, Conaway, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, McHale, Robinson, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled	Professional Athletes Mentoring Title I Students
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 1	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 559
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	Maryland Youth Advisory Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 15	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Mooney, Harris, Jacobs, Colburn, and Greenip
Entitled	Citizen's Tuition Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 31	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 346
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Bus Service Provided by University of Maryland, College Park - Exemption from Motor Carrier Permit Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 35	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Anne Arundel County School Board - Student Member - Reimbursement of Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 36	Status as of January 16, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Legislative Scholarships Integrity Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 50	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Education - Special Education Services - Children in a Home School Setting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 77	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 361
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Colburn, Conway, Della, Exum, Madaleno, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Children in Informal Kinship Care Relationships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 78	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Exum, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Task Force to Study System Variables That Impact Student Achievement in Underperforming Public Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 88	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 363
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Allegany County - Workers' Compensation - Students in Unpaid Work-Based Learning Experiences
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 96	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 367
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Gladden, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Truancy Rates - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Programs and Behavior Modification Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 141	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 152
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Qualifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 146	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Tuition Reduction for Nonresident Nursing Students - Service Obligation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 229	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, and Mooney
Entitled	Education - Classroom Instruction Expenditures - Required Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 238	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 375
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Astle, DeGrange, Della, Forehand, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Madaleno, and Muse
Entitled	Juveniles - Arrests for Reportable Offenses - Expansion of Notification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 264	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 378
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Glassman, Kasemeyer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Rosapepe, Stone, and Harrington
Entitled	High School Dropouts - Alternative Education Programs and GED Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 297	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 571
Sponsored By	Senators King, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Tax Credit for Employer Established Work-Based Learning Programs for Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 373	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 428	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 175
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Raskin, Conway, Della, King, Lenett, and Madaleno
Entitled	Education - Military Recruiters - Student Contact Information - Opportunity to Opt Out
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 436	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, McFadden, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Education - Age of Compulsory Attendance - Exemptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 447	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, and Raskin
Entitled	Education - High School Diploma - GED Options Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 457	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 402
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 473	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 404
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 511	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 185
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Conway
Entitled	Health Occupations - Dental Hygiene Students - Exception From Licensure Requirements While Participating in Approved Educational Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 519	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Miller
Entitled	Education - Student Who Is a Victim of Violent Crime - Option to Require Offender to Change Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 533	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 186
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Conway, Harrington, Klausmeier, Lenett, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 582	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Exum, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Education - Multiple Suspensions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 591	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 600	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 426
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, Middleton, Muse, and Stone
Entitled	Schools - Early Intervention - Hearing and Vision Screenings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 607	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 602
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Gladden and Jones
Entitled	Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 608	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 604
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, DeGrange, Dyson, Lenett, Mooney, Peters, Raskin, Simonaire, Stone, Klausmeier, Colburn, Conway, Harris, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 617	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Rosapepe, Conway, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Adjunct Faculty and Graduate Student Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 623	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 624	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 657	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Klausmeier, Lenett, Raskin, Harrington, and Middleton
Entitled	College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 740	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Criminal Law - Third Degree Sexual Offense - Person in a Position of Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 787	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Education - High School Assessment Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 813	Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Education - Scholarship Program for Children with a Disability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 824	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Education - Alcohol and Drug Testing for Pupils in Public or Private Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 849	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 464
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 861	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Exum
Entitled	Task Force to Study Abuse of Performance-Enhancing Substances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 869	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Baltimore City Public Schools - High School Students - Voter Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 933	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harrington, Exum, and Muse
Entitled	Public High Schools - Graduation Requirements - Weighted Numerical Assessment System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 952	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Task Force on the Use of College Entrance Examinations for Admission to Public Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 955	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 473
Sponsored By	Senator Harrington
Entitled	Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 967	Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - Study Group on Expanding Enrollment Options for High School Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means